Dong Lei / Plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola), three perched on rock. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. July.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Hodgsons treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni) silhouetted on tree trunk in humid montane mixed forest, Laba He National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China

Nick Upton / Lizzie Croose looks on as Karis Hodgson checks a live trap pre-baited for Pine martens (Martes martes) in coniferous woodland to check if any bait has been taken, during a reintroduction project to Wa...

Nick Upton / Karis Hodgson using peanuts and raisins to bait a live trap set for Pine martens (Martes martes) in coniferous woodland for a reintroduction project to Wales run by the Vincent Wildlife Trust, Scottis...

Dong Lei / Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) flock, Mount Namjagbarwa, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon National Park, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet, China.

Dong Lei / Plain mountain-finches (Leucosticte nemoricola) feeding. Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China, October.

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male, Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male singing, Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male, Joensuu, Finland, May

Markus Varesvuo / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) adult male Joensuu, Finland, May

Konstantin Mikhailov / Plain Mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) juvenile on rocks, Altai Mountains, Chuysky Range, Siberia, Russia, August.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Plain Mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) juvenile on rocks, Altai Mountains, Chuysky Range, Siberia, Russia, August.

Dong Lei / Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) Yadong County, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia

Dong Lei / Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) Mount Qomolangma National Park, Dingjie County, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia

Markus Varesvuo / Scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) feeding, head covered in Willow pollen, Uto, Finland, May.

Dong Lei / Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) flock overwintering in Basongcuo National Park, Tibet, China, November.

Dong Lei / Plain Mountain Finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) large flock roosting in tree, Nyingchi Prefecture, Qinhai-Tibetan Plateau, China, November.

Nature Production / Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo egg (Cuculus fugax) top left with two host eggs in nest, Nagano, Japan

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Hodgson's White wagtail (Motacilla alba alboides) on rock with prey in mouth. Ladakh, NE India

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Hodgson's rosy finch {Leucosticte nemoricola} Kyrgyzstan, Asia Plain mountain

Nature Production / Hodgson's / Horsfield's Hawk-cuckoo {Cuculus fugax} perched in woodland, Mt. Fuji, Japan, May

Nature Production / Hodgson's / Horsfield's Hawk-cuckoo {Cuculus fugax} perched in woodland, Mt. Fuji, Japan, May

Vishal Jadhav / Common rosefinches (Carpodacus erythrinus) perched on Pearl millet kernels, eating the grain before taking off and leaving frame, Maharashtra, India. December.

Jussi Murtosaari / Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) female feeding on blossom. Uto, Aboland, Finland. May.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) male perched in Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) tree. North Sikkim, India. April.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) male perched on branch of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) tree. North Sikkim, India. April.